Infant restraining harness



Dec. 2, 1952 A, G. DAY ETAL INFANT RESTRAINING HARNESS Filed Feb. 13, 1952 Allan 6. Day Dorothyl? Day JNVENTORS.

9 BY flzwggdum Anmqs mug- Patented Dec. 2, 1952 INFANT RESTRAINING HARNESS Allan G. Day and Dorothy F. Day, North Tonawanda, N. Y.

Application February 13, 1952, Serial No. 271,304

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in structural refinements in harnesses for restraining infants, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a harness of the character herein described, which may be conveniently and effectively employed for sustaining an infant in position in a crib.

The above object is achieved by the provision of an infant embracing harness in the form of a belt, the end portions of which are adapted to be connected to the opposite side walls of the crib so as to sustain an infant in position on the mattress.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity of construction, in its efficient and dependable operation, and its adaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and such other objects and features as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the invention with the fiap thereof unfastened; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken substantially on the plane of the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the infant restrainin harness is designated generally by the reference character I!) and embodies in its construction a flexible band, belt or strap l2 consisting of a pair of sections M, It which have inner end portions overlapped in superposed relation so that the inner portion I8 of the section 14, after being doubled under itself as indicated at 20, is secured to an intermediate portion of the section It by transverse lines of stitching 22, 24. In addition, the free inner end of the doubled portion 20 is secured to the main portion of the section M by transverse lines of stitching 26, as is best shown in Figure 3.

The inner end portion 28 of the section It, on the other hand, extends above the intermediate portion of the section 14 and constitutes a flap which may be employed for embracing an infant lying on the intermediate portion of the section l4, as shown in Figure 1.

The free end portion of the flap 28 is provided with sets of fastener elements 30 coacting adjustably with sets of similar fasteners 32 on the section l4, whereby the infant may be readily applied to or removed from the harness.

The two sections of the band preferably formed from a material of double thickness to assure proper comfort for the infant.

The end portions of the band [2 are provided with longitudinal slots or slits 34 which separate them into pairs of tongues 36, the tongues in each pair being adapted to be wrapped around a vertical post 38 in the side walls of a crib, or the like. whereupon the outer ends of the tongues may be crossed over one another and separably connected together by a conventional fastener element 40, such as for example a safety pin.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the infant may not only be easily applied or removed from the harness, but the harness itself may be easily applied to or removed from the crib, and when the device is in position as shown in Figure 1, the harness will effectively sustain the infant in a flat lying position on the mattress of the crib.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

In an infant restraining harness comprising a flexible band consisting of first and second longitudinally aligned sections having superposed overlapped inner end portions, the inner end portion of the first section underlying the inner end portion of the second section, a transverse line of stitching securing the inner end of the first section to an intermediate portion of the second section, the inner end portion of the second section constituting an infant embracing flap, a set of snap fastener elements provided on the underside of said flap adjacent the inner end of the second section, a set of coacting snap fastener elements provided on the top side of an intermediate portion of the first section and engageable with the first mentioned elements, and anchoring means provided at the outer ends of said sections.

ALLAN G. DAY. DOROTHY F. DAY.

invention, what is REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,502,276 Siebert July 22, 1924 2,310,035 Mingus Feb. 2, 1943 2,449,675 Schowalter Sept. 21, 1948 

